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La Promesse (1996)

1996-08-07 · 1h 34m · FR
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Igor, aged 15, and his father Roger deal in housing and peddling illicit labor in the outlying districts of Liege, Belgium. Scams, lies and swindling rule their lives. When one of his father’s illegal workers gets injured on the job and asks Igor to promise to take care of his wife and baby, Igor finds himself at a crossroad. He wants to keep the promise, but the price would be to betray his father.

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Luc DardenneDirector, WriterJean-Pierre DardenneDirector, WriterLeon MichauxWriterAlphonse BadoloWriter

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Jérémie RenierJérémie RenierIgorOlivier GourmetOlivier GourmetRogerAssita OuedraogoAssita OuedraogoAssitaFlorian DelainFlorian DelainRiriHachemi HaddadHachemi HaddadNabilRasmané OuédraogoRasmané OuédraogoAmidouJean-Michel BalthazarJean-Michel BalthazarThe Labour InspectorFrédéric BodsonFrédéric BodsonThe Garage BossJean-Paul DermontJean-Paul DermontMullerAlain HoltgenAlain HoltgenThe PostmanGeneviève Joly-ProvostGeneviève Joly-ProvostGenevièveRifi KythoukaRifi KythoukaThe Seer

Keywords

Parent child relationshipConstruction siteTroubled teenMoral conflictUndocumented immigrantExploited immigrants

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityParent Child Relationship · Construction Site · Troubled TeenDialogue densityDramaDirector preference117744 · 117743Actor preference256665 · 133371 · 833062Country preferenceBe

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Igor, aged 15, and his father Roger deal in housing and peddling illicit labor in the outlying districts of Liege, Belgium. Scams, lies and swindling rule their lives. When one of his father’s illegal workers gets injured on the job and asks Igor to promise to take care of his wife and baby, Igor finds himself at a crossroad. He wants to keep the promise, but the price would be to betray his father.

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La Promesse has a runtime of 94 minutes.

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